For the first time in the Southeast, a 21-foot-long killer whale was found dead on a Florida beach, according to a NOAA spokesperson
A 21-foot female killer whale, also known as a killer whale, apparently ran aground on a beach in Florida Wednesday morning and died, according to Flagler County officials. A 7,000-pound whale was spotted along the shores of Jungle Hut Beach, officials said.
palm coast, florida – A 21-foot-long killer whale died Wednesday morning after officials said it ran aground on a beach in Flagler County.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office posted a video on Facebook of a female killer whale spotted on a beach on the south shore of Jungle Hut Park on the Palm Coast.
“This is extremely rare,” said Blair Mace of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “There are no records of orcas stranded in Florida or the southeastern United States.”
Drone: 21-foot killer whale washed up on Florida beach
A 21-foot killer whale, also known as a killer whale, was spotted washed up on Flagler Beach in Florida. Unfortunately, the whale did not survive, officials said. This is a drone video shared by the Flagler County government showing an animal being removed from a beach so it can be autopsied.
Photos and videos posted on Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page The Flagler County government Facebook page also showed officials using construction equipment to pull the whales out of the water and away from beaches where autopsies can be performed on the animals.
Several agencies helped, including the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and Flagler County government departments.
Roads near the coast were closed, but have since reopened.
Facebook viewers said the video was heartbreaking.
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“Poor baby, I’d love to find out why it was here and what went wrong,” said one Facebook viewer.
“This is very infuriating,” wrote another.
according to sea world, Killer whales are found all over the world, but are more common in productive cold-water upwelling areas such as the Pacific Northwest, the Norwegian northern coast of the Atlantic Ocean, and the high latitudes of the Southern Ocean. Killer whales can be found not only in cold waters, but also in warmer waters such as Florida.
